108 26. EOSACB«. 



lateral Us. ofjl.-shoot rhomboidal-ovate dilated at the base, fl, 

 racemose or corymbose, rachis and ped. pilose not felted, fr.-cal. 

 reflexed.— ^. B. S. 2714. S. O. 1. E. fruticosus Arrh.—Qt. 

 rarely 4 ft. high. Prickles unequal, usually conical, much longer 

 than the longitudinal extent of their base. Upper 1. sometimes 

 pinnate-septenate. Cal. bright green externally. Stam. falling 

 short of styles.— Heaths. Sh. VI. VII. E. S. I. 



fi. R. affi'nk (W. & N.) ; st. suberect or suharcuate angular 

 smooth, prickles strong slightly deilexed or declining from a 

 dilated compressed base confined to the angles, 1. quinate. Its. 

 coriaceous wavy towards the end green and opaque on both sides 

 subpilose above paler and silky-pubescent beneath, term It. cor- 

 date-oval cuspidate, baaal Its. stalked those of the fi.-shoot nar- 

 rowed at the base, branohes of the compound leafy pan. cm-ymbose 

 erect-patent often long, sep. acuminate greenish 'white-felted 

 with pale edges externally patent. — It. (f. 3. — St. often arching, 

 but apparently it does not root at the end. Stam exceeding 

 styles. — fi. R. lentiginosus (Lees) ; prickles declining. Its. narrower 

 and nearly glabrous ; pet. very small, cal. erect-patent. — Heaths 

 and open woods. Sh. VH. VIII. E. S. I. 



6. R. hemistemon (MuU.) ; st. arcuate angular nearly or quite 

 glabrous with suhsessile glands, prickles slender short declining 

 from a short oblong base, 1. quinate, Its. coriaceous irregularly 

 dentate green on both aides paler with many short hairs beneath, 

 term. It. oblong-ovate acuminate, basal Its. very shortly stalked 

 those of the flowering shoot rather dilated at tlie base, pan. oblong 

 abrupt often nearly subracemose with long 1 — 2-fl. branches, 

 term. fl. nearly sessile, rachis and peduncles hairy not felted, sep. 

 ovate-acuminate greenish subtomentose clamping the fruit. — St. 

 often arching. Prickles rather unequal. Stam. white falling 

 short of "pale green " styles. — Hedges and thickets. Warw., 

 Card.,Aberd. Sh. VII. VIII. E. S. 



(2) Rhamnifolii. Stems arching more or less, rooting at the 

 end, shghtly pilose, not setose nor felted nor glaucous. 

 Prickles usually confined to the angles of the stem, nearly 

 equal, from a depressed and compressed base. 



7. R. Lindleidnus (Lees) ; st. erect-arcuate smooth shining 

 prickles strong dechning compressed dilated below, 1. quinate. 

 Its. subcoriaceous shining above pale green pilose (often shghtly 

 felted) beneath, term. It. obovate or roundish acuminate, basal 

 Its. stalked not overlapping the interm. Its., branches of the com- 

 pound leafy pan. patent or divaricate short corymbose, rachis 

 polished most prickly in the middle its top and the pedicels felted 

 its thorns strong declining. — R. nitidus Bell-Salt., Bab. (not W. 



